dyssynchrony

See also: dys-synchrony

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dys- +‎ synchrony.

Noun

dyssynchrony (plural dyssynchronies)

  1. A lack of proper synchrony.
    1. (medicine) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.
    2. (medicine) A neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously.
  2. (psychology) A term created by Jean-Charles Terrassier in 1985 to define the disparity of a gifted child to his surroundings.
    • 1992 January, Martha J. Morelock, “Giftedness: The view from within”, in Understanding Our Gifted‎[1], volume 4, number 3, United States, archived from the original on 8 September 2025, pages 10-15:
      External dyssynchrony refers to lack of natural fit between the gifted child and a school curriculum geared to average children of the same chronological age.

Synonyms

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.